02 Accessible Edinburgh: A Festival Guide 03
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1st edition – August 2016
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CreditsTHIS BOOK
This 1st edition of Lonely Planet’s Accessible Edinburgh: A Festi-
val Guide was produced by the following:
Compiled by Martin Heng
Designer Campbell McKenzie, Wibowo Rusli
Cartographer Mark Griffiths
Proofer Pete CruttendenCOVER PHOTOGRAPH
Edinburgh Castle © VisitScotland/Kenny LamINTERNAL PHOTOGRAPHS
Page 5: Greyfriars Bobby © VisitScotland/Kenny Lam
Page 5: Deep Time © 59 Productions
Pages 8–9: Evening sunshine on Calton Hill © VisitScotland/
Paul Tomkins
Page 15: City Sightseeing Bus, Grassmarket © VisitScotland/
Paul Tomkins
Page 30: Virgin Money Fireworks Concert, Princes St Gardens
© Dave Stewart
Page 34: Edinburgh International Book Festival, Charlotte Sq
© Helen Jones/Alan McCredie
Page 35: Edinburgh International Book Festival, Charlotte Sq
© Helen Jones/Alan McCredie
Page 38: Emergence, Scottish Ballet, Festival Theatre © Angela
Sterling
Page 38: Chotto Desh, Akram Khan Company, Edinburgh
International Conference Centre © Dennis Alamanos
Page 39: Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2016 © P. Victorartcomart
Page 39: Natalia Osipova, Festival Theatre © Nikolai Gulakov
Page 42: Tattoo Highland Dancers © The Royal Edinburgh
Military Tattoo
Page 43: Malta © The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Page 43: Diamond Pipes © The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Page 44: Edinburgh Castle © VisitScotland/Kenny Lam
Pages 52–3: The Scottish Parliament Building © VisitScotland/
Kenny Lam
Pages 60–1: The Royal Yacht Britannia © VisitScotland/
Kenny Lam
Pages 68–9: Palace of Holyrood House © VisitScotland/
Kenny Lam
Pages 76–7: St Giles Cathedral © VisitScotland/Kenny Lam